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30 years of CPUs at Tom’s Hardware — looking back on three decades of processors, from the Pentium II to Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
By Jake Roach Published
We’ve been covering CPUs for a long time. It’s time to zoom out for some perspective.

Intel licenses Atom-class x86 cores to startup
By Anton Shilov Published
Intel reportedly licenses Atom-class x86 cores to a startup led by Lip-Bu Tan's co-investor and incorporated in May.

Intel's upcoming Nova Lake desktop SKU to require 65W of separate power delivery for its iGPU, leaker claims
By Hassam Nasir Published
One VCCGT phase can usually sustain up to 30W safely.

Intel unveiled its iconic Core 2 Duo family 20 years ago
By Mark Tyson Published
Today marks 20 years since the first raft of Intel Core 2 Duo processors, codename Conroe, was launched.

3D-printed F-14 Tomcat uses an FPGA recreation of the ‘world’s first microprocessor'
By Mark Tyson Published
An FPGA and embedded systems expert has recreated the US Navy’s F-14 Tomcat’s Central Air Data Computer (CADC) in an FPGA. It is demonstrated in a scale 3D printed model aircraft

Intel commits to 14A mass production in 2028 as its sales rise 25% year-over-year
By Anton Shilov Published
Intel posts 25% higher year-over-year sales and above-the-guidance earnings, and confirms that its 14A technology is on-track to start high volume ramp in 2028.

AMD working on new X3D V-cache mobile chip for gaming laptops, leaker claims
By Kunal Khullar Published
A fresh leak suggests AMD is preparing an 8-core, 16-thread Zen 5 mobile processor with 96MB of L3 cache, potentially bringing the desktop Ryzen 7 9800X3D experience to gaming laptops.

AMD exec was ‘very happy’ to see Nvidia‘s Vera performance results
By Jake Roach Published
Nvidia took the first stab with its Vera results earlier this week, and now AMD is biting back with SPEC results for its Zen 6 ‘Venice’ CPUs, as well.
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